Prophecy (Calypso, #1)
Release Date: 10/06/14
Kensington Books
Summary from Goodreads:
On the other side of death, is destiny.
Callie Ingram is spending her senior year focused on one thing: swimming. Her skill as a competitive swimmer is going to secure a scholarship and her future, or so she hopes. She has big plans, and Liam Hale, her gorgeous new neighbor, isn’t going to affect them. But when Callie sees Liam beheading someone, she learns his family has a secret that will change everything. The Hales are Vikings, demi-gods who’ve been charged by The Fates to find their new destined leader.
Callie’s caught in the middle of a budding Norse apocalypse, in love with Liam Hale and desperate to protect her best friend…who the Hales believe is marked for transformation. Putting the clues together as fast as she can, can discovers she has the power to rewrite destiny, for herself and all humankind.
Callie Ingram is spending her senior year focused on one thing: swimming. Her skill as a competitive swimmer is going to secure a scholarship and her future, or so she hopes. She has big plans, and Liam Hale, her gorgeous new neighbor, isn’t going to affect them. But when Callie sees Liam beheading someone, she learns his family has a secret that will change everything. The Hales are Vikings, demi-gods who’ve been charged by The Fates to find their new destined leader.
Callie’s caught in the middle of a budding Norse apocalypse, in love with Liam Hale and desperate to protect her best friend…who the Hales believe is marked for transformation. Putting the clues together as fast as she can, can discovers she has the power to rewrite destiny, for herself and all humankind.
Teaser
excerpt: The First Kiss
“Come on in.” The look in his eye
stirred something in my middle, as if he’d issued a challenge.
I dove in. Under water, my hazy mind
cleared. My limbs felt alive. I broke the surface rejuvenated. “Oh my goodness.
I feel amazing.” I blinked salt water from my eyes.
“I’m glad.” Liam treaded water, closing
the space between us slowly.
My fingertips traced the white scars on
his chest. “Do you mind?” I glanced into his eyes, barely able to break focus
on the luminous lines over his chest. They called to me. Whether because their
shape was so familiar or because it broke my heart to think someone had carved
into him this way.
“No. I don’t mind.” His breath shuddered
over the words. “How do you see the runes?” His fingers encircled my wrist,
stopping my hand against his skin.
“It’s the same one on the tombstones.
Why’d you do this?” I flattened my palm over his heart. “Was it because your
father died?” I bit my lip and shut my eyes. He hadn’t told me about his
father. “I researched you online and I read about your dad. Was that the reason
you moved?”
Liam released me. “You see the runes on
the tombstones as well?”
“Yes.” Discussing his dad’s death, his
move, and his scar were apparently off limits. I swallowed my irritation as I
tallied up the things we couldn’t talk about. Fine. Maybe I could figure out
what the rune meant without his help. “I grew up wandering the cemetery,
collecting acorns and buckeyes. Mom took me for picnics when I was young. The
kids played there in grade school. When they stopped, I kept going. It’s my
quiet place. I think there and walk Chester there. I have chalk rubbings of
almost all the stones.”
His eyes widened.
“The runes never come through. They’re
smooth.”
Liam blinked, unspeaking.
“Did you do this to yourself?” I touched
his scar lightly.
“No.”
My eyes flashed to his. I hated this
option worse than any other. “Who did?”
His soft green eyes darkened. “I will
answer your question on one condition.”
My heart jumped. “Okay.”
Liam lifted a palm to my cheek. Watching
me closely, he slid his other hand to the back of my neck, cupping my head and
bringing me closer in the warm salt water. He brushed his thumb over my lips
and lifted my chin with his fingers. “Still okay?”
I nodded, hoping I wouldn’t forget how
to swim or breathe.
His lips whispered against mine with
feather light pressure, testing me.
The dusting of his lips ignited
something inside me and worry washed away. I inclined my chin, pressing my
mouth to his, savoring the electricity flowing through my veins. Liam’s lips
parted. “And now?”
I draped my arms over his broad
shoulders and curled my fingers into his hair. “Still fine.”
Callie’s in good hands, I promise….you know, in case
you were worried for her. I hope you enjoyed the teaser and will consider
reading more about Liam and Callie. You can find them on where digital books
are sold.
About the Author
I tell stories, mostly to my children, sometimes to strangers. I'm YA obsessed, addicted to social media, caffeine and Poptarts. You can find me anytime lurking around the Internet, amped up on sugar and wielding a book.
I'm thrilled to announce the Fall 2013 release of My YA suspense, Deceived, from Merit Press and my debut cozy mystery series from Carina Press. 2013 is shaping up to be an amazing year.
I also write sweet romance stories for Honey Creek Books.
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